Ariba PunchOut Catalog Integration

Challenge

The increasing global nature of the product and resource supply chain is opening all new
opportunities for ecommerce business owners to connect with suppliers on an online platform.
Increasingly, many buyers and suppliers with complex and varied product are discovering the
advantages of the Ariba Network, the world's largest trading partner community. This platform
allows for suppliers and buys to connect and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the resource
supply chain.

However, maintaining an online store that can integrate with the complexities of the Ariba PunchOut
platform is a logistical challenge for many retailers. In order to ensure that your orders can easily
progress from source to settle, you need an online store and shopping cart that can handle the
constant data flow of PunchOut in real time, allowing you to complete deals quickly and efficiently.

Solution

Creating an online store tied to your PunchOut system does not have to be a challenge! Upshot
Commerce makes it easy with a customizable platform designed to address your specific business
requirements and the demanding needs of your buyers and suppliers with the addition of:

PunchOut cXML Product Catalogs

Upshot Order Management

Upshot RMA Management.

An Upshot PunchOut powered shopping cart catalog is specifically designed to connect to the Ariba
PunchOut eProcurement system.

Ariba PunchOut is a great solution for the following types of suppliers:

Companies maintaining a large inventory of items

Customers with unique order processes and business logic

Companies who require real-time reflection of inventory data including current prices, item
descriptions and availability

Level I - PunchOut Direct

$100/month + $8,000/set-up

The Level 1 integration extension takes advantage of the standard PunchOut website protocols that
are familiar to buyers worldwide. While using the PunchOut catalog, the buyer selects the item link
within Ariba which "punches out" to the Upshot Commerce online storefront.

Level 2 - PunchOut Upshot Searchable Storefront

The Level 2 Ariba PunchOut integration extension is a combination of the Upshot Commerce
shopping cart software and CIF catalog. Your online Upshot Commerce storefront inventory is
searchable within the buyer's item search with a direct link to the PunchOut catalog page.
Empower your purchasing agents to search within their Ariba e-procurement buying environment
where the Upshot Inventory item will appear in the search results and a link will go to the PunchOut
catalog.

For example, if you sell scientific equipment and your buyer searches their e-procurement system for
a centrifuge model X291, then the search result links to the PunchOut catalog that is designated for
the centrifuge model X291.